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[Happy Jack]

Is this cigarette really safe?

HealthZone.ca - News & Features - Is this cigarette really safe? , SmokeStik delivers nicotine hit, has no tobacco or tar

My first attempt at starting a thread and posting a link. Hope it works!

BTW. Analog free for 14 hours and counting. Gotta get me a banner!

 

[ed_bollix]

Good find. Sparked quite the uneducated bout of comments in the paper Get a banner; it's nice to see what you have accomplished!

 

[Calaban]

Congrats on giving up the analogs Jacksid!

That article is on par with many others I have read recently....maybe slightly better.

"It's like smoking with a condom on". Duh. I wonder how long it took that guy to come up with that little bit of comedic gold.

Some brands come with a variety of flavoured nicotine, such as tobacco, mint, vanilla or fruit.

"That's to appeal to children," says Roberta Ferrence, executive director of the Ontario tobacco Research Unit.

GRRRR......

That is SO annoying....especially because it seem like most adults prefer the fruity/candy flavored ones after vaping for a bit. I seriously doubt the makers of these things were thinking about trying to get kids hooked on them. They saw a gigantic market for a safer smoking alternative and capitalized on it.

-Cal

 

[TropicalBob]

Just read those public comments for a good cross-section about how non-forum enthusiasts view us.

 

[billster88]

Hope this helps our movement ..time will tell.


Cheers,

 

[Johnsky]

My god there's allot of stupidity on the response section of the Toronto Star.

These non-smokers really need to cool down, their anger toward our enjoyment borderlines on the almost fascist.
They hate anything that resembles a cigarette without looking into what it is. The ignorance from them is astounding.

 

[RjG]

HealthZone.ca - News & Features - Is this cigarette really safe? , SmokeStik delivers nicotine hit, has no tobacco or tar :

"Health Canada determined last month that they fall under the Food and Drugs Act, which means a company must submit evidence of safety and effectiveness in order to market them. Health Canada is taking steps to inform importers of the regulations, according to a government spokesperson."

GEEZUZ, what is with the MEDIA and all the friggin LIES? This is really starting to tick me off.

I just spoke personally with Health Canada western Inspectorate office.

"The Inspectorate is responsible for branch-wide compliance and enforcement activities, enabling consistency of approach across the spectrum of regulated products. The Inspectorate core functions are compliance monitoring, and compliance verification and investigation, supported by establishment licensing of drugs and medical devices"​

She said electronic cigarettes, refills, etc are "CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT, THERE IS NO RULING YET. THERE MAY BE SOMETHING IN A FEW MONTHS"

She said there is nothing required, no enforcement, no new rules, no legislation, as of this date, period.

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